Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism

Black Shirts

When King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent the march

Lateran Accords

The Catholic Church was the most powerful remaining body in Italy, it had the power to stop Mussolini But fearing Mussolini’s wrath Pope Pius XI signed a deal The deal gave the Church: Control over religious education in schools Recognition as the state religion The right for the Pope to rule his own state (known as the Vatican) In return Mussolini got recognition by the Church as the legitimate leader of Italy

Mussolini was the founder of Fascism He used the blackshirts as a paramilitary force to intimidate people into voting for him Mussolini comes in to power in 1923 after the March on Rome Because King Emmanuel III refused to sign an emergency legislation to prevent it Which allowed Mussolini to come into power

Benito Mussolini

Acerbo Law

Forced through parliamentThe law guaranteed that the party with the most votes would get 2/3 of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies

The Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch) and Mein Kampf

Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)

Hitler in an attempt to overthrow the government after protesting the French Occupation of the Ruhr in 1923 in a Munich/Beer Hall staged a "Putsch" with a bunch of DRUNK men for the next dayLess than Half showed upLesson? If your going to stage a "Putsch" with a bunch of drunk men do it the night of instead of the morning afterHitler wanted it to be like Mussolini’s March on Rome "Sadly" it fails and both Hitler and Gen. Ludendorff are arrested and sent to Landsberg Prison

While in Landsberg Prison Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf” (My struggle), with the help of Rudolf Hess In it he outlines the future of Nazism in this book including: Lebensraum Anti-Semitism Anti-communist Need to re-arm and get rid of Versailles The rise of the Aryan Race

Summary

Mussolini was the father of Fascism, thanks to him Hitler based much of his ideas and rise to power off of him. Hitler shows his ideas for Germany in his book Mein Kampf, which hi wrote during his time in prison because of the Beer hall Putsch.